Bay Center, Washington

Bay Center, Washington
FIPS code		53-04615[2]
GNIS feature ID	2407807[1]

Bay Center is a

, the population decreased to 253.

A post office called Bay Center has been in operation since 1876.[3] The community was named for its central location on the harbor.^[4]

Bay Center is located near the mouth of the Palix River and Niawiakum River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of it land.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	174		—
2010	276		58.6%
2020	253		−8.3%
US Decennial Census[5] 2020 Census[6]

As of the

.

There were 70 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 13.2% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,409, and the median income for a family was $42,656. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $19,688 for females. The

, including 14.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 17.9% of those 65 or over.

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